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Cornmeal Cake with Buttermilk Ice Cream and Rhubarb Compote

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Cornmeal Cake with Buttermilk Ice Cream and Rhubarb CompoteCraig Cutler

A little cornmeal gives the cake a crunchy texture. The sweet-tangy ice cream and the tart compote help dress up the dessert for this holiday dinner.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 10 servings

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup yellow cornmeal
1½ teaspoons Homemade Baking Powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon finely grated orange peel
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
½ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons coarsely crushed sugar cubes
Buttermilk Ice Cream
Rhubarb Compote

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 9-inch cake pan with 2-inch-high sides. Dust pan with cornmeal, tapping out excess. Sift flour, ½ cup cornmeal, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until smooth and fluffy. Beat in orange peel. Gradually add 1 cup sugar and beat until light and fluffy, occasionally scraping sides of bowl. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in sour cream and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients in 3 additions until just incorporated. Transfer batter to pan; smooth top. Sprinkle with crushed sugar.

    Step 2

    Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes. Run knife around pan sides to loosen. Turn cake out onto plate, then invert, crushed sugar side up, onto rack. Cool completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Wrap in foil; let stand at room temperature.

    Step 3

    Cut cake into wedges. Serve with Buttermilk Ice Cream and Rhubarb Compote alongside.

TagsCakeDessertSouthernAmericanCornmealFlourSour CreamDairyNut FreeEasyMake AheadQuickBakingElectric MixerStand MixerSpringSummerBon Appétit

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